Condenser for automobiles.



J. 8. HIGH.

CONDENSER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATlON FILED sEPT.24, l9l5.

l ,21 9,000. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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I. B HIGH.

CONDENSER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 24. 19-15.

1,21 9,000. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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witnesses W I A W 'K v Attmmm m JOE B. HIGH, 0]?- BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA.

CONDENSER FOR. AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed September 24, 1915. Serial N 0. 52,500.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, J OE B. HIGH, a cit zen of the United States, residing at Brunswick,

- in the county of Glynn and State of Georgia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Condensers for Automobiles and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the cooling system on internal combustion engines as used on, automobiles, flying machines, and the like; and more especially to temperature regulators; and the object of the same is to apply a condenser to the filling tube of the radiator so that the cool air. gathered in by the progress of the machine is thrown down onto the steam generated in a hot radiator to condense the same and pass the water of condensation back into the radiator, and so that when the water is not sufficiently hot to generate steam the cool air taken in is directed downward onto the water to reduce its temperature.

The invention may be carried out, in a variety of ways, but my preferred embodiment is set forth in the following specification and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of an automobile radiator equipped with this improved condenser.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the condenser on an enlarged scale with its air funnel reduced in size.

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the condenser with the mouth of its air funnel open to the froiit, and Fig.4 is a cross section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

I Fig. 5 is another central vertical section through the condenser and the upper portion of the radiator, showing how a water gage may be applied, and Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

. ig. 7 is a diagrammatic elevation of a slight amplification.

In the drawings the letter R designates the radiator such as employed on an automobile, flying machine, or the like, and N is the filling nipple usually provided at the top of the'same and ordinarily closed by a screw cap or plug not shown. I propose to omit this cap or plug, and in its place to employ a condenser which forms the subject-matter of the present invention, and whose details will now be described.

The body of the condenser is by preference cylindrical gracefully reduced at its upper and lower ends and suitably orna mented so that the device becomes an object of attraction or ornament rather than otherwise. At its lower or inlet end 1 it is threaded as at 2 for engagement either inside the nipple as shown in Fig. 5 or outside the nipple if the latter be externally threaded, in which case the threads 2 would'be internal as clearly understood. Just above the inlet end the shell 3 of the condenser is flared as at 4, and above this point it is by preference cylindrical to its upper end where it is again contracted as at 5. The upper or outlet end ofthe condenser 6 may be curved over to the front as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, and either provided with an air funnel 7 as best seen in Fig. 3 or cut oil oblique as shown at 8 in Fig. 2. In the latter case the radiator can be filled by. pouring water through a funnel which is inserted downward through the oblique end as indicated at F in dotted lines in Fig. 2. If the air funnel 7 be provided,

it may be rather small as seen in Fig. 1 or its mouth could be enlarged and possibly its body carried forward and its mouth consid erably enlarged so that an appreciable volume of air would be caught by it as the machine progresses, and it is obvious that this air would blow downward through the condenser and onto the water in the radiator which of course would be to'a certain extent cooled. Ifdesired the air funnel 7 could be made removable, but this detail need not be amplified.

Just above the lower end 1 the device con: tains a screen 10, and just beneath its upper end 6 the device contains another screen 11. Between these screens the shell 3 contains a plurality of battles. As best seen in Figs. 3

' and 5 the upper baflle 12'is annularand its inner edge is directed inward; and the lower bafile 16 is of similar construction. As seen also in Fig. 4, the intermediate baffle 13 is an arched plate smaller in circumference than the shell and disposed concentrically within it, and brackets'14 connect the edges of this plate with the wall of theshell so that the air has a passage around its periphery. The upper'screen is for the purpose of preventing any dust or particles from blowing into the water, and the lower screen for the purpose of preventing any particles in the water from bubbling up into the condenser. These screens also split up the water when it bubbles over or the air when it passes in, and in the latter case the bafiies serve the purpose of causing the inflowing air to take a sinuous course in flowingthrough'the condenser as shown by the arrows in Fig. 3.

VV'ith this device in use on an automobile,

let us assume that the water in the radiator begins to boil and steam passes upward through the nipple N. The inrushing cold air passing through the upper end 6 and the screen 11, circulates through and around the bafiles within the shell and is brought into intimate relation with the steam rising from the nipple. I find from experience that this s .am is condensed so rapidly that little or none of it flows out the upper end of the would increase the volume of air taken in and therefore augment the action of the condenser. When it becomes necessary to replenish the water in the radiator, the fun nel F can be inserted as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 or the entire condenser unscrewed and the funnel used in the nipple N as usual.

An elaboration ofthis idea is shown in Fig.

5 wherein a water gage is applied to and shown as part of the condenser. This gage comprises a float 20 fast on the lower end of a stem 21 which rises through a guide 22 carried by a spider 23 within the lower end 1 of the condenser, then passes through a hole 24: at the center of the lower screen 10, a hole 25 at the center of the intermediate bafiie 13, and a hole 26 at the center of the upper screen 11, and finally passes through a guide 27 in the upper end 6; the upper extremity of the stem carrying a signal 28. As the float follows the surface of the water in the radiator, the signal 28 obviously descends when the water falls and gives visual notice to the operator that it needs replenishing. This entire device comes off with the condenser, and it can be removed there from bv taking the signal 28 off the upper end of the stem or the float 20 off the lower end of the stem and drawing the stem out of In fact, it

the guides and 'holes described. might be possible 'to make the condenser with this amplification and permit the purend for connection with chaser to use it or not, as the holes through the parts arenot objectionable or unsightly.

In Fig. 7 is shown an amplification of the idea wherein the cross section of the upper end 6 is such'that when it is cut off oblique at 8' the opening is circular, and the funnel 7 has a shank of similar section also cut off oblique to make a circular opening. The metal of the members around these openings is connected swivelly, as by crimping a bead on one over a head on the other. The obvious purpose is to permit the funnel to be set horizontal as shown in full lines in- Fig. 7 so as to take in air and perform the described function within the condenser, or by rotating the funnel on its swivel connection to set it upright as shown in dotted the water in the radiator would simply be amplified, and if steam were generated condensation would take place all the more readily.

What I claim is:

1. The herein described attachment for an automobile radiator, the same comprising an upright cylindrical member mounted on the nipple, its upper end being bent forward and cut off on an oblique line to form a mouth, a funnel, and a movable connection between the funnel and mouth, for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein described attachment for an automobile radiator, the same comprising an upright cylindrical member mounted on the nipple, its upper end being bent forward and cut off on an oblique line to leave a circular opening; a funnel whose shank is cut off on an oblique. line to leave a circular opening; and a swivel connection between the members around their circular openings, for the purpose set forth; 7

3. The herein described condenser for attachment to the nipple of an automobile ra diator, the same comprising an upright cylindrical body. member. means at its lower said nipple, and a reduced upper end bent forward and out OK on an oblique line to leave a circular opening; a funnel whose shank is cut off on an oblique line, to leave a circular opening; and

around their circular openings, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses. JOE B. HIGH.

Witnesses:

N. L. COLLAMER, JOHN L. FLETCHER. 

